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Must B 21 (2003)

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Must B 21 was built from material recorded during the making of the Black Eyed Peas album Elephunk, yet it is a solo album with no official single.

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Must B 21 (Soundtrack to Get Things Started) is the second solo studio album by American musician will.i.am
Released September 23, 2003 via will.i.am Music Group and Barely Breaking Even
Produced by will.i.am himself together with Printz Board
Guest appearances: Supernatural, Dante Santiago, Flii, John Legend, Planet Asia, Krondon, KRS-One, MC Lyte, Niu, Phife Dawg, Phil Da Agony, Tash and Triple 7
Black Eyed Peas groupmates Fergie and Taboo also appear
Track listing of 17 tracks, including several short interludes

The album is a collection of material recorded during the creation of the Black Eyed Peas album Elephunk
It marked the artist's last release as a solo artist for over four years, until the third album Songs About Girls in late 2007
The album was originally available only on vinyl
A CD and digital release followed in December 2003
The artwork was designed by Shepard Fairey

1	Take It	2:49
2	Nah Mean	3:48
3	B Boyz	2:56
4	Here 2 Party	3:12
5	Bomb Bomb (interlude)	0:23
6	Bomb Bomb	3:25
7	Swing by My Way	3:49
8	It's Okay	3:39
9	Mash Out (interlude)	0:28
10	Mash Out	3:09
11	Ride Ride	3:16
12	Sumthin' Special	3:55
13	Sumthin' Special (interlude)	0:50
14	I'm Ready (Y'all Ain't Ready for This)	3:40
15	We Got Chu	3:52
16	Go! (interlude)	1:32
17	Go!	3:54

William James Adams Jr., born March 15, 1975, in Los Angeles, California; stage name will.i.am.
Raised by his mother in the Estrada Courts housing projects in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles.
Formed the Black Eyed Peas in 1995 with apl.de.ap and Taboo; the group evolved from Atban Klann, signed to Eazy-E's Ruthless Records in 1992.
Black Eyed Peas signed with Interscope Records; debut single "Joints & Jam" in early 1998.

Core members of Black Eyed Peas: will.i.am, apl.de.ap, Taboo, and Fergie (joined in 2002).

Solo albums: Lost Change (2001), Must B 21 (2003), Songs About Girls (2007), #willpower (2013).
Black Eyed Peas albums Elephunk (2003), Monkey Business (2005), The E.N.D. (2009), and The Beginning (2010) achieved their highest success.
Founded his own record label in 1998; founded technology company i.am+ in 2013.
Mentor on The Voice UK, The Voice Australia, and The Voice Kids UK.
Won seven Grammy Awards, a Latin Grammy Award, and a Daytime Emmy Award.

The Spanish Wikipedia article states the album did not have great relevance in the music scene, in the same way as his earlier work Lost Change
The same article notes will.i.am collaborated with major artists on this album, including John Legend, Fergie and Supernatural

No official singles were released from the album
The track "Go!" was used in the video games NBA Live 2005 and Madden NFL 2005
A video for "Go!" was recorded for use within those games rather than as a single release
The album closed a gap of over four years in the artist's solo output

Track seventeen, "Go!", was used in the video games NBA Live 2005 and Madden NFL 2005.
A video for the track was recorded for use within those games, even though no official singles were released from the album.
The artwork for the album was designed by Shepard Fairey.
The Spanish Wikipedia article lists the guest artists as John Legend, Fergie and Supernatural among others.
The album's material was recorded during the making of Elephunk, the Black Eyed Peas album.